[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c31.2351 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2351 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.2351 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.2351](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2351) Mahāhaṃsa Jātaka (No. 534).—Khemā, wife of Saṃyama, king of Benares, had a dream, after which she longed to see a golden haṃsa preach the law from the royal throne. When the king came to know this, he consulted various people, and, acting on their advice, had a pond dug to the north of the city in the hope of enticing a golden haṃsa there, and appointed a fowler, who came to be called Khemaka, to look after the pond. - [Previous: v2.c31.2350](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2350) - [Next: v2.c31.2352](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2352) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2351](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2351) · Pramāṇa